Verona resident honored

James C. Horan of Verona was one of six men honored as "Legends of Prep," the highest honor presented by the alumni association at St. Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City during a banquet and ceremony at Mayfair Farms in West Orange.

A native of Weehawken and a 1970 Prep graduate, Horan has devoted his entire professional lie to his alma mater, beginning as an English teacher in 1974.

In 1980, he was instrumental in creating Prep’s Office of Public Information. As co-director, he oversaw the creation of Prep Magazine (a publication for alumni that continues today), the development of a strategic media outreach and advertising program, and strengthened connections between Prep and its feeder schools. Horan was appointed Vice President for Planning and External Affairs.